List of Old English Words in the OED/HU

Old English	sp	English
Hue	n	Skin complexion. 2. form, shape, figure. 3. appearance, aspect, specter. 4. external appearance, color of the face and skin. 5. an apparition, phantasm. 2. color.
Hue	vb	To form, fashion, figure. 2. to give an external appearance to (in later use): of colour. 3. (In earlier use) - to fashion; feign, pretend. 4. to tincture. 5. to depict, describe vividly. 6. to become coloured; to take colour.
Hue	phr	"Hide and Hue" - skin, complexion.
Hued	adj	Figured, formed.
Hueless	adj	In OE. shapeless, formless.
Huelessness	n	An absence of colour or pigmentation; colourless.
Hulk	n	A ship, formerly a light, fast-sailing vessel; later, a large ship of burden or transport, often associated with the corrach. 2. now, (somewhat archaic) - a big unwieldy vessel. 3. a hull of a ship. 4. the body of a dismantled ship, used as storage or formerly as a temporary prison for convicts. 6. transfig. & fig. a big unwieldy person. 7. a bulky unwieldy mass.
Hulk	n	A hut, shed, hovel. 2. a hiding place, hiding, concealment.
Hulk	vb	To condemn to "the hulks" 2. to lodge (temporarily) a sailor, convicts etc in a hulk. 3. to act, hang about, or go in a clumsy, unwieldy or lazy way. 4. to rise in bulk or massively.
Hulking	adj	Bulky, unwieldy, clumsy or ungainly on account on something bulky.
Hulkish	adj	Pertaining to the hulks somewhat clumsy etc. 2. like or of the nature of a hulk, bulky, unwieldy.
Hulky	adj	Unwieldy, clumsy, loutish, ungainly.
Hull	n	Shell, husk or pod of peas or beans. 2. the outer covering of the rind of any seed. 3. collectively the cuticle of grain, bran. 4. the core of an apple. 5. transfig. & fig. something that encloses or encases, as in the case of the chrysalis. 6. the encompassing membrane of the leaf. 7. a hut or hovel. 8. pen or sty of a animal. 9. clothes or garments. 10. the body of a ship.
Hull	vb	To remove the hull of, shell or husk. 2. strip of outer covering. 3. to shed teeth. 4. to pick fruit. 5. to lose the hull.
Hull	vb	Of a ship: to float or be driven by the force of the wind or current or the hull alone. 2. to strike or piece the hull (or vessel).
Hull	phr	"Hull Down" - so far away that the hull is invisible by the curvature or convexity of the earth;ssurface. 2. with the hull invisible, being below the horizon.
Hull	phr	"Lying Ahull or at Hull" - in sailing this expression is a controversial method of weathering a storm, by drowning all sails, battening all hatches and locking the tiller to leeward. A sea anchor is not used, alloing the boat to drift freely, completely at the mercy of the storm.
Hull-breach	n	The damaging or puncturing of a ship's surface.
Hulled	adj	A husk or hull of a particular kind. 2. of a ship having a hull or body of a particular kind.
Hulling	n	The outer covering; an outer garment.
Hulling	adj	Having or abounding in hulls or husks,
Hulster	n	OE. heolstor : a covering, concealment. 2. a hiding place; a retreat.
Hun	n	Loanword from late Latin, in OE as 'hune', or 'hunas'. a member of a group of certain Asian pastoral nomads who invaded parts of Europe during C4th and C5th and were defeated around the year 455 by Gepids other Huns and Romans forces. 2. (gen.) a barbarous and destructive people. 3. an offensive name for a German during the WW1 & WW2.
Hunch	vb	OE. to limp.
Hundred	n	A subdivision of a county or shire, having its own court; also formerly applied to the court.
Hundred	vb	To reckon, count, tell.
Hundred	phr	"A Hundred and One" - very many.
Hundred	phr	"All the Same in a Hundred Years" - a consolation for present adversity.
Hundred	phr	"A Hundred to One" - indicating a very slight probability .
Hundred	phr	"Not a Hundred Miles Off" - in the very neighborhood or very spot.
Hundred	phr	"What You Won in the Hundred, you Lose in the Shire'"
Hundred-eyed	adj	Argus-eyed; acuity of eyesight.
Hundred-fold	adj	As a hundred times as much.
Hundred-handed	adj	Of Greek mythology gods known for keeping watch and warding during war.
Hundred-man	n	The constable or officer of a hundred.
Hundred-mote	n	The assembly of the hundred; the hundred court.
Hundreder	n	A bailiff or chief officer of a hundred; the hundred man. 2. an inhabitant or dweller of a hundred, esp. one liable to serve on a jury. 3. a centurion.
Hundredfold	adv	A hundred times as much or as mass. 2. a hundred times in amount
Hundredth	adj	In arithmetic, a hundredth is a single part of something that has been divided into a hundred parts.
Hundredweight	n	Formerly also known as a centum weight or quintal, in US equal to 100lbs (45.36kg); in Britain's imperial system equal to 112lbs (50.8okg).
Hunfolk	n	The huns, the hunnish people.
Hung	adj	Suspended by hanging. 2.having hanging additions or appendages. 3.(law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial. 4. of a legislature, not having or lacking a majority political party, as a 'hung parliament'. 4. (computing, colloquial) of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by re- booting the computer. 5.(colloquial, of a male, vulgar) having large genitals (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung). 7. (colloquial, of a man, slightly vulgar) having a penis of a certain size
Hung	phr	Hung Over" - suffering from a hangover.
Hung	phr	"Hung Up"- obsessed with, preoccupied with.
Hunger	n	Physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation; hunger, hungriness. 2. strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; any strong eager desire. 3. an uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food; hunger-bit.
Hunger	vb	To feel the need to eat. 2. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for; crave, hunger, starve, lust. 3. be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" ;starve, hunger, famish. 4. to feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger. 5. to have an eager desire; to long.to eat. 6. to make hungry, to famish.
Hunger	phr	"Hunger for" - long to have something (which one may have lacked) friendship, love, happiness, success.
Hunger	phr	"Hunger Knows No Friend but its Feeder" - the most basic human needs in order is oxygen, water, & food. Until those needs are met nothing else ( no other friendship) matters.
Hunger-bane	n	Death by starvation. 2. starvation.
Hunger-beaten	adj	Overcome by hunger and starvation.
Hunger-bitten	adj	Famished, starved.
Hunger-den	n	Wretched hell-hole of misery and starvation (lit & fig.)
Hunger-driven	adj	Acts or actions motivated by hunger.
Hungered	adj	Hungry, starved, famished.
Hungerer	n	One who suffers hunger. 2. one who longs or craves.
Hungering	n	Craving, longing for, yearning.
Hungering	adj	Craved, longed for, yearned.
Hungerless	adj	Free from starvation.
Hungerly	adv	Hungrily, greedily.; with a hunger. 2. starved or famished.
Hunger Moon	phr	The first Full Moon of the year is named after howling wolves, the Wolf Moon. In some cultures, it was known as Old Moon, Ice Moon, Snow Moon, and the Moon after Yule. ... The Wolf Moon on the night between 1 and 2 January 2018 is a Supermoon. See also Blood Moon, Old Moon, Hunger Moon, Cold Moon.
Hunger-starve	vb	To starve (die) of hunger?
Hunger-stone	n	A stone found in a river that can be seen when the water level is particularly low.
Hunger-strike	n	Fasting undertaken as a means of protest, often by prisoners.
Hunger-stricken	adj	Affected by overwhelming hunger and famine.
Hunger-wolf	n	The ravenous hungry wolf at the door, as a depiction of hunger.
Hunger-world	n	The world of famine and hunger. 2. areas of the world struck by famine and food shortages.
Hungild	n	Hundgild: (dog-tax) - a payment under the Forest laws on account of allowing a dog to roam free.
Hung-over	n	Suffering endured the following day by those who have over-indulged in alcohol and spiritous drinks the night before.
Hungrily	adv	Greedily, in a hungry manner; to hunger or crave.
Hungriness	n	Quality or condition of being hungry, greediness. 2. longing.
Hungry	adj	Feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food. 2. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; athirst(p). 3.having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire. 4. showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. 5. the cruel, hungry foam. 5. not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil.
Hungry	phr	"Hungry as a Hunter" - very hungry.
Hungry	phr	"Hungry Like a Wolf" - ravenously hungry.
Hungry Forties	n	The years 1840-49 known for widespread distress among the poor.
Hungry ghost	n	In Buddhism, a type of supernatural-being condemned to desire more than it can eat, and depicted usually as pitiable creatures with a huge belly, but empty stomachs. Furthermore, they have pinhole mouths, and their necks are so thin they cannot swallow, so they remain hungry. Beings are reborn as hungry ghosts because of their greed, envy and jealousy. Hungry ghosts are also associated with addiction, obsession and compulsion.
Hunnishness	n	The state or quality of being hunnish or hun-like.
Hunt	n	An Association of huntsmen who hunt for sport (in a hunt club). 2. an instance of searching for something. 3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone; search, hunt, hunting. 4. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts. 5. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport.
Hunt	vb	Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);run, hunt down, track down. 2. pursue or chase relentlessly; as hunters or detectives. 3. chase away, with as with force. 4. yaw back and forth about a flight path. 5. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent. 6. seek, search for. 7. search (an area) for prey. 8. to follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds. 9. To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after. 10. (Change Ringing) -to shift up and down in order regularly. 11. to hunt counter, to trace the scent backward in hunting, as a hound to go back on one's steps. 12. to search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer. 13. to search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence. 14. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish. 15. . To use or manage in the chase, as hounds. 16. to use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country.
Hunt	phr	"A Still Hunt" - a hunting for game in a quiet manner. 2. any quiet and cautious hunt for something.
Hunt	phr	"He Who Hunts Two Hares Leaves One and Loses the Other" - no one can do two things properly at once, for he falls between two stool, or tries to serve two masters.
Hunt	phr	"Hunt Down" - to chase down (an animal) until caught or killed. 2. to run to earth. 2. fig. to pursue, find or prosecute until end. 3. hunting down.
Hunt	phr	"Hunt Out" - to expel or drive from cover or shelter by hunting or persistent search. 2. to track down. 3. fig. to arrive at or discover by investigation.
Hunt	phr	"Hunt Up" - look, search for.
Hunt	phr	"On a Witchhunt" - an exercise seeking to find someone who can be blamed.
Hunt	phr	"Run with the Hare and Hunt with the Hunters" - to keep in with two opposing side.
Hunt	phr	"The Hunt Is Up" ('the hunt's up'.) - an old song played to awaken the huntsmen in the morning.
Hunt	phr	"Hunt Up" - search for until found.
Hunted	adj	Being the subject of the hunt. 2. fig. nervous and agitated, as if pursued.
Huntedly	adv	In a hunted or pursued manner.
Hunter	n	One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman. 2. a dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog. 3. a horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. 4. one who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter. 5. a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel [syn: Orion, Hunter]
Huntercraft	n	The art, skill or craft of being a hunter.
Hunter-gatherer	n	A member of a people whose mode of subsistence is based on hunting animals and gathering plants.
Hunter-gathering	n	A mode of subsistence based on hunting animals and gathering plants.
Hunter-goddess	n	Artemis. the Greek goddess of the hunt; Diana, the roman equivalent.
Hunter-like	adj	Having (many) of the characteristics of a hunter.
Hunter's-green	phr	a dark, dull-green color formerly used for hunting costumes.
Hunter's moon	n	A name of the full moon next after the Harvest Moon.
Hunter-steed	n	A horse used for hunting.
Hunting	n	The stalking, chasing and killing of animals for food (or sport). 2. the act of pursuing game. 3. looking for or seeking something, esp. work or housing.
Hunting	n	Game killed during the hunt.
Hunting-dog	n	A dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.
Hunting-ground	n	An area used for hunting. 2. (fig).a place where people can find what they are looking.
Hunting-horn	n	A bugle blown during the hunt.
Hunting-knife	n	A long, sharp, single or double edged knifeused by hunters and campers.
Hunting-tide	n	The season for hunting.
Hunting-watch	n	A watch having the dial side as well as the reverse side protected by a metal cap or lid.
Huntsman	n	A hunter. 2. a fox-hunter, esp. one who manges the hounds during the hunt. 2. one of the many spiders of the family 'Sparasidae'.
Huntsmanlike	adj	Having a some or many characteristics of a hunter.
Huntsmanship	n	The position, office, or business of the hunter. 2. the art of the hunt or hunting.
Huntsman spider	n	Members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They also are called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance.
Hunt-smock	n	One who 'hunts' after women; philander, womanizer; bird-dog.
Hunt's-up	n	A tune played on a horn to awaken huntsmen in the morning ; hence, anything that awakens.
Hurdle	n	A light movable or artificial barrier that competitors, horses or men must leap over in certain races. 2. an obstacle that you are expected to overcome. 3. the act of jumping over an obstacle. 3. a movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. 4. in England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
Hurdle	vb	To wattle or to constructed a barrier or frame by intertwining of branches, withes, twigs. 2. to jump a hurdle.
Hurdle	phr	"Fall at the First Hurdle" - fall or fail at the first obstacle or challenge.
Hurdle	phr	"Overcome a Hurdle" - to get through a difficult time; to overcome difficulty.
Hure	adv	At least; least of all, anyhow, at any rate, with regarding, even. 2. certainly, especially. often doubled 'hure and hure' ('hurend hure').
Hurst	n	An eminence, a sandbank in the sea. 2. a grove of trees, copse; wood or thicket of tree.
Husband	n	Late OE: Hus & Bond. Note: OE - rightwere.
Husband	vb	To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise, to conserve.   2. to till; cultivate; farm; nurture. 3. to provide with a husband. 4. to engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
Husband	phr	"Good Husband" - one who manages his affairs with skill and thrift; a saving frugal, or provident man; an economist.
Husband	phr	"Husband and Wife" - man and wife; a married couple (the implication usually being stability , closeness etc somethimes assocaited with marriage)
Husband-and-wife	n	"Husband and Wife" trees" are a natural phenomenon (inosculation) in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees (conjoined trees) grow together. It is biologically similar to grafting and such trees are referred to in forestry as gemels,
Husbanddom	n	The position or condition of being a husband. 2. married or marital status; husband-and-wifedom.
Husbanded	adj	Cultivated, tilled. 2. carefully managed; economical, used sparingly.
Husbandhood	n	The position of a husband.
Husbanding	n	Cultivation, culture, village or the soil. 2. economical and thrifty use of resources, etc. 3. the action of storing up. 4. mating or copulating with a husband.
Husband-hunter	n	A woman seeking a husband. 2. a matchmaker.
Husband-in-law only	n	A husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife. A husband who provides legally required support, but not love or affection. (colloquial) Another husband of one's wife. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage.
Husbandless	adj	Being without a husband. 2. unwed, single. 3. bereaved of a husband; widowed.
Husbandlike	adj	In the manner of, or after a husband.
Husbandly	adj	Belonging or befitting a husband. 2. having a character of a husband; marital. 3. of plants: cultivated, trained, domesticated. 4. thrifty, frugal, sparing, economical.
Husbandman	n	A tiller of the soil. 2. a married man.
Husband-riped	n	Ripe, ready for a husband and marriage; of marriageable age; nubile.
Husbandship	n	The action or office of a husband.
Husband-slayer	n	A wife or other person who kills or murders one's husband or the husband of another.
Husband-town	n	A farm.
Husband-weeds	n	Rustic clothing.
Husband-wife	adj	Pertaining to or involving, as the quintessential husband-wife relationship; 'the husband-wife songbirds, as 'The Captain and Tenaille'.
Hussy	n	A compound of 'house' & "wife' unrecognizable through purely regular phonetic change. 1. a housekeeper our housewife. 2. a cheeky or disrespectful girl, a woman's improper, inappropriate behavior. 3. a case or bag for needle, thread, etc.
Husting	n	(O.N & Late O.E: hus & thing)a platform where candidates in an election give speeches. 2. (historical) an assembly, (parliament) esp. one of the retainers of the ruler. 3. Hustings, Thing, Althing, Moothill. 2. the principal court in the City of London; the place where the election of members of parliament were held; now, any political campaign speeches are made.
Husting	phr	"Be Beaten at the Husting" - lose a parliamentary election.
Husting-day	n	A day or time when candidates make a presentation to an audience before question from the public.
Hux	n	OE: Hux, huse. 2. mockery, scorn, insult, derision.
Huxen	n	The hough, hock of a quadruped. 2. hough or hock of a man.
Hux-word	n	A word or words of derision, mockery, scorn, insult. ^^^^